New Student Photo Series 2010 Entry #14 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

New Student Photo Series 2010 Entry #14 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog New students interested in submitting photos for the blog please click here for details. __________________________ The photos today come from Marissa Polnerow, an incoming MIA student. __________________________ Macedonia, 2009 This series of photos captures a day in the life of a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Macedonia.   The shots were taking during a hike from my apartment in Prilep to the 13th-century mountaintop monastery of Treskavec.   The monastery is a timeless and remote gem, adorned with Byzantine frescoes, open to guests to stay however long they desire.   The early morning scene of a goat is followed by a foggy view of Macedonia’s lush hilltops.   The sign reads “cheshma,” and leads to an old fountain.   In the final shot, my friend Darko and I rest beside the monastery, where we stay the weekend with friends and Treskavec’s welcoming Orthodox Monk, Kalist.